Our Story
A Journey to Push the Limits of what Tea can Be
Many years ago an idea emerged: Would it be possible to use new growing and processing techniques, along with using the wealth of other Camellia diversity that nature has gifted to us, to produce new and interesting flavour profiles and other health qualities within specialty tea?
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Thus was Dragon's Nectar born! Think of what we do as a little ​plant alchemy combined with the spirit of craft producers.
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We are passionate about producing teas that provide not only exceptional taste, but also have reduced naturally caffeine content and other beneficial qualities right here in Wales.
As we are a new company, we will be bringing our first sample batches to market late in 2025, followed by larger quantities for sale in early 2026.
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We don't just do tea! Please visit our services page to find out about what other horticultural offerings we can provide you!
What We Do
A blending of science and tradition is what sets us apart. We respect the techniques that have been developed over centuries. Indeed, the Dragon in our name represents not only Wales, but pays tribute to the heritage of tea production in China and South East Asia.
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We combine this knowledge with techniques adapted from advanced horticulture and from other speciality food production processes to produce teas with unparalleled qualities, offering you something different from the ordinary.
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We focus on consistency, product quality and safety so that you know you are getting the very best tea available every time. All of our teas are grown without pesticides and do not contribute to environmental degradation caused by fertiliser run-off or pesticide use.
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An Example Journey
When it comes to producing the highest standard of tea, there are no shortcuts. Each step in the process requires skill and precision to perfect. We trial numerous iterations of different processing techniques to get to the product we think you'll love.
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This means growing in ways that allow us to work with the plant to produce leaves with just the right composition of compounds ready to transform into lovely flavours (we call them precursors in scientific jargon).
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Once we have leaves that are fit for processing, next comes the alchemy. Depending on the type of tea, we use precise control over withering, oxidation, fermentation and drying to turn these precursors into something beautiful, with a few bits of secret magic thrown in!
Caffeine is well known as the stimulant in tea, with both its positive and negative effects, but did you know that there are other plant compounds in tea that have benefits?
We test our teas not just for caffeine, but also theobromine and theanine. Theobromine is the 'happy chemical' in chocolate and some special tea Camellia varieties also have significant amounts of this chemical (like the ones we use).
Theanine is the chemical in tea that is purported to aid with concentration and reduce anxiety. We are working hard to significantly alter the levels of these compounds in our teas to make them more beneficial. In fact, we can tell you exactly what range your batch is in!
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